Name
Antoine Fuqua
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1965-05-30 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American director. He began his career directing music videos for artists such as Toni Braxton, Coolio, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. His first feature film was the John Woo-produced action film The Replacement Killers (1998), starring Chow Yun Fat. He then directed the crime thriller Training Day (2001), for which star Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for Best Actor. His next films were the action war drama Tears of the Sun (2003), the Arthurian legend film King Arthur (2004), the conspiracy action thriller Shooter (2007), the crime film Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and the action thrillers Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and The Equalizer (2014), the latter of which again paired Fuqua with Denzel Washington. He has also directed the biopics Emancipation (2022), about an escaped slave named Peter, and Michael (2026), about the popstar Michael Jackson.
Known For
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McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginni...
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Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs go...
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Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are und...
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Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks ...
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On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detect...
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When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermin...
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Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old...
- 2004 The Making of King Arthur as Self
- 2000 Bait as Man (uncredited)
- 2011 The 'Scarface' Phenomenon as Self
- 2004 Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy as Self
- 2017 Ghost of the Mountains as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 American Dream/American Knightmare as Self (interviewer)
- 2004 Blood on the Land: The Making of a King as Self
- 2002 Chow Yun Fat Goes Hollywood as Self
- 2003 Journey to Safety: Making 'Tears of the Sun' as Self
- 2005 King Arthur: A Roundtable Discussion as Self
- 2007 On the Lot ( 1 episode )
- 2016 Geeking Out ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ( 1 episode ) as Self
